Bab-al-Mandeb Strait

Middle East: Water deficits diminish overall but persist in Yemen

Middle East: Water deficits diminish overall but persist in Yemen

The overall progression of water anomalies forecast through October 2017 indicates that widespread water deficits will persist throughout the Middle East, first diminishing in severity through April – with a significant reduction in the extent of exceptional deficits – before increasing in both extent and severity thereafter, particularly on the Arabian Peninsula, southern Iraq, and Iran.